Bill No. 04-2025: Reform Legal U.S Immigration System

Introduced by: Senator Amy Klobuchar

Date: November 8, 2025

Section I: Citizenship Eligibility

Undocumented immigrants have the right to earn U.S. Citizenship in 5-7 years through the following:

· Clear background checks

· Tax requirements

· Uphold residency requirements

However, undocumented immigrants who do not abide by U.S. laws consistently or pose a threat to U.S. security are subjected to deportation or severe consequences.

Section II: Workforce Support Visa Approvals

Prioritize expedited visas to immigrants who offer STEM employment benefits or help aid in labor shortages.

· Visa Modernization Initiative (VMI) implementation which reviews applications efficiently through extended staffing and secure digital system.

· Employment or STEM based visas should be processed within 90 days.

· Provide reports every 6 months that fulfils VMI quota and ensures accountability.

Section III: Humanitarian Protection

Provide asylum seekers, refugees, victims of abuse visas faster while safeguarding DREAMers

· Asylum seekers, refugees, or any endangered people’s visas should be processed within 120 days.

· Provide reports every 6 months to ensure timely assistance is provided to refugees and asylum seekers.

· Dream Act Protecting permanent legal status for individuals who have been living in the United States as young children and allowing them to earn citizenship through legal permanent residency and citizenship requirements.

Section IV: Border Security Enhancements

Implementation of smart sensors and cameras which detect security threats and contrabands at border checkpoints.

- Ensures fair assessment to avoid human error while minimizing manual inspection time to promote efficiency.

Implementation of enhanced biometric and identity verification to help immigration processing.

- Department of Homeland Security should upgrade to a system that collects fingerprints, facial scans, and iris recognition to create an organized profile for immigration processing, threat detection, and prevention of identity theft.

Section V: Digital Case Processing System

Implementation of a secure, cloud based digital processing system to manage visa, asylum, and residency applications.

- Organized system that allows applicants to track the case status, upload documents, and provide communication in one place.